By Zaynah Almasri ‘27 The Latin and Ballroom Dance Team just had their third annual showcase, and I got to be a part of it woohoo! Dancing on stage alongside people who started as teammates but have become real friends, I felt this mix of excitement, pride, and pure joy. It wasn’t just about performing—it…
First year students! The Global Engagement Minor application will stay open for another week! The Global Engagement Minor is an active community of students, staff, faculty, and community members who practice amplifying all voices and intentionally call in the many global perspectives that inform any discipline. Note that recommendation letters are NOT due when…
Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree outside the United States? Do you want to learn about funding options that could help you do it? Join us in person or online, April 28th from 4:30-5:30 pm in Fisk 201, to hear from Wes students and alumni! Hear from alums Natalie Sweet ’25, Baron Fisher ’26, Ben…
Join us on April 24th 12:15-1:15 pm to hear from current graduate students and recent recipients of fellowships that support pursuits in dance and visual arts. Creative arts students in any discipline are welcome to join. Featuring Malia Detar Cheung ’25, Eury German ’16, Spencer Klink ’25, and Michael Eustace ’23. Keep an eye out for…
By Erica Kowsz, Director of Fellowships Friday, March 27 at 12:15 pm in Fisk 201 or on Zoom: a conversation with current Wesleyan Watson Fellows Maryam Badr ’25 and Malia Detar Cheung ‘25 – Register on WesNest to help us get a head count for food! Or to get the Zoom link if you need to join online. More info below. The Thomas J. Watson…
By Caroline Mancini The Spring 2026 Global Correspondents are here to share their journeys abroad! Global Correspondents are students who are studying abroad this semester, sharing snippets of their experiences with all of us. Get ready for takeovers of the study abroad Instagram and an article published by each student in the Wes and the…
By Anita Deeg-Carlin On Jumamosi (Saturday) morning, eight students in the Global Engagement Minor (GEM) will pile into a bus headed to JFK – ready to begin their long awaited 10-day journey to Nairobi, Kenya! Accompanied by Anita Deeg-Carlin (Director for Intercultural Learning and Coordinator of the GEM) and co-organizers Iddrisu Saaka (West African Dance professor), and…
ASE Global Bridges, a New York based non-profit focused on fostering connection between people of the US and Eurasian countries through Arts, Sports, and Education, is accepting applications for summer positions. Students interested in the importance of building bridges with international communities should take a look at the jobs ASE is posting for this summer.…
Artolution: Art Through Crisis is a series of collaborative and interdisciplinary artwork created across refugee camps and crisis zones all over the world. Artist and organizer Max Frieder travelled with and helped grow this collection of art, all the way from areas such as Bangladesh and Ukraine, to be put on display at the United…
Scout McKibben-Baier ‘27 has become the first Wesleyan University student to receive the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. As one of 100 Voyager Scholars selected nationwide in 2025, Mckibben-Baier, an English major and minor in civic engagement, will be working with the Obama Foundation, with funding from Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky, to…
